Gait speed as an incremental predictor of mortality and major morbidity in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

By J. Afilalo, M. Eisenberg, J. Morin, Howard Bergman, J. Monette, N. Noiseux, L. Perrault, K. Alexander, Y. Langlois, N. Dendukuri and 5 more. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2010

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Frailty Assessment in the Cardiovascular Care of Older Adults (2013, background): “Afilalo, 2010 (63) (Frailty ABCs Study) 131 Prospective, multicenter cohort of elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery Gait speed <0.”
Frailty in the older surgical patient: a review. (2012, positive): “Studies examining older patients undergoing elective cardiac and non-cardiac surgery quote prevalence rates of frailty at between 41.8 and 50.3% [ 14 – 16 ].”
Walking Speed: The Functional Vital Sign (2014, background): “…Speed: the Sixth Vital Sign” published in 2009 consolidated available evidence on a robust measure, walking speed (Adell, Wehmhorner, & Rydwik, 2013; Afilalo et al., 2010; Castell et al., 2013; Graham, Fisher, Berges, Kuo, & Ostir, 2010; Peters, Fritz, & Krotish, 2013; Quach et al., 2011; Rydwik,…”
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a self-expanding bioprosthesis in patients with severe aortic stenosis at extreme risk for surgery. (2014, methodology): “Frailty markers included a 5-m gait speed test (12) and grip strength testing (13).”
Gait Analysis Methods: An Overview of Wearable and Non-Wearable Systems, Highlighting Clinical Applications (2014, background): “For example, gait velocity is a simple effective test that can identify subgroups of elderly patients who run a higher risk of death and severe morbidity following heart surgery [19].”
Accumulating deficits model of frailty and postoperative mortality and morbidity: its application to a national database. (2013, background): “[24] Afilalo J, Eisenberg MJ, Marin J-F, et al.”